The Sixth Circuit has remanded the asylum claim of an indigenous Guatemalan woman to further analyze if she was persecuted on account of her membership in two social groups: 1) Guatemalan Chuj Women in domestic relationships who are unable to leave; and (2) Guatemalan Chuj Women who are viewed as property by virtue of their positions within a domestic relationship.

The full text of Sebastian-Sebastian v. Garland can be found here:

http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/opinion.html

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